Washing-machine.



No. 730,694. PATENTED JUNE 9, 1903. 0. E. PETERSON.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED'APR. 18, 1900.

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WASHIlfIG MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES iPatented runs 9, 190a.

PATENT OFFICE.

@SCAR E. PETERSON, OF SOUTH GLENS FALLS, NEW YORK.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 730,694, dated June 9,1903.

Application filed April 18, 1900.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR E. PETERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at South Glens Falls, Saratoga county, New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in lashing-Machines, of which thefollowing is aspecification.

My invention relates to washing-machines, and comprises a rubber mountedto oscillate within a concave tub and to rub the clothes against aconcave rubbing-board.

The present invention has for its object, among others, to provide asimple, cheap, and easily-operated machine of this character by the useof which the clothes will not be injured and the construction being suchthat the rubber may be turned up and supported out of the way, so as toprovide easy access to the clothes in the tub when desired.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and the novelfeatures thereof will be particularly pointed out in theappended claim.

The invention, is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the reference characters marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improvedwashing-machine, one of the sides of the tub or casing being broken awayto illustrate the construction of the rubber-board and the rubber. Fig.2 is an end elevation showing the end of the tub broken away. Fig. 3 isa top plan. Fig. 4 is aside elevation with the side of the tub removedand the rocker shown in its inoperative position. Figs. 5, 5, 5 and 5show details of the operating mechanism. Fig. 6 is a detail of therubbing-board.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews.

Referring now to the details of the drawings, a designates the rubber,the actingface of which is provided with a plurality of slats concavedon their acting faces and having double edges, as shown. The ends of therubber are made of galvanized iron with large openings, as seen in Fig.1, to make them as light in weight as possible. The convex edge has aflange projecting inside, forming a rest and support for the slats.There are thin projections from this flange extending Serial No. 13,381-(NO model.)

downward symmetrically, forming dovetail grooves or openings, into whichthe slats are firmly fitted, as shown.

E represents uprights fitted in sockets in the ends of the rubber, asshown, and held by screws, as seen in Fig. 1.

0 represents short arms of elbow shape and having one end connected, asat 4, with the rocker-arms E and their other ends having tubularportions 0, fitted in sockets b in the hinge-plates B, which are securedto opposite top edges of the tub.

D represents arms provided with lugs d and which connect with thehinge-plates B upon the outside thereof, the lugs passing through saidsockets b and tubular portions 0, and these are locked together with akey-fastening passing through the lug d, as shown in Fig. 5.

The plates B are made fast by screws to the tub, which screws pass fromthe outside of the plate, while a third screw passes down from theextension resting upon the top edge of the tub. The back end of theextension is thin and is bent over the inside, so as to form a clip,thus making a secure fastening.

The arms D are pivotally connected, as at 1, to the operating-arms F,which are pivotally mounted between their ends on the upper ends of therocker-arms E, and the other ends are'connected by a cross-rod 3,serving as a handle. The arms D are provided at their upper ends withtwo holes, as seen in Fig. 1, so as to provide for adjustment of theconnection of the arms F therewith, so as to regulate the height of thepiece 3.

The bent lever G rests upon the plate B, as shown.

The rubbing-board m is removably inserted within the tub and is held inposition by a cam 0. (See Fig. 4:.) At the opposite end is a shelf (9,as seen in both Figs..1 and 4. The bars on, of which the rubbing-boardis composed, are connected together by means of a wire passing throughtheir ends and provided with coils F at its ends. The coils rest againstthe end bar. This forms a yielding connection of said bars and preventsbreaking of the wire by the strain upon it caused by swelling of thewood of which the body portion of the board is constructed.

otally connected between their ends with said uprights and having theirother ends adj ustably connected with the armsD by means of saidopenings, all substantially as shown and described.

OSCAR E. PETERSON.

Witnesses:

JOHN S. SHERMAN, ROBERT H. RHEINLANDER.

